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Jan 30, 2010 at 12:01 AMJan 30, 2010 at 11:05 AM

DNA and 'GMA'

George Stephanopoulos has learned he might have a genetic link to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Stephanopoulos, co-anchorman of ABC's Good Morning America, underwent DNA testing to promote Faces of America With Henry Louis Gates Jr., a four-part series on family histories premiering Feb. 10 on PBS. During the morning show yesterday, Gates told Stephanopoulos of the possible link. The anchorman, Gates said, is "very likely a maternal cousin" to Clinton. "You're putting me on," Stephanopoulos replied. "Sorry, Secretary Clinton." Clinton hasn't been tested, Gates said. On the series, according to PBS, Gates uses the latest tools of genetics and genealogy to explore the family histories of 12 Americans, including Stephen Colbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Mike Nichols and Meryl Streep.

DNA and 'GMA'

George Stephanopoulos has learned he might have a genetic link to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Stephanopoulos, co-anchorman of ABC's Good Morning America, underwent DNA testing to promote Faces of America With Henry Louis Gates Jr ., a four-part series on family histories premiering Feb. 10 on PBS. During the morning show yesterday, Gates told Stephanopoulos of the possible link. The anchorman, Gates said, is "very likely a maternal cousin" to Clinton. "You're putting me on," Stephanopoulos replied. "Sorry, Secretary Clinton." Clinton hasn't been tested, Gates said. On the series, according to PBS, Gates uses the latest tools of genetics and genealogy to explore the family histories of 12 Americans, including Stephen Colbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Mike Nichols and Meryl Streep.

More Lohan lowdown

Lindsay Lohan's father has been arrested again, according to authorities. Police on New York's Long Island said Michael Lohan was arrested Thursday and charged with criminal contempt, but they provided no further details. Bryan Konoski, an attorney for Michael Lohan's ex-girlfriend Erin Muller, told the New York Post that Lohan called Muller at work on Jan. 21 -- in violation of a protection order. Lohan was arrested on a similar charge in December. In June, a judge said Lohan could avoid prosecution on a harassment charge if he stayed out of trouble for a year. Lohan has denied that he threatened to kill Muller and himself if she left him. Lindsay Lohan is reportedly estranged from her father.

Sly casts stones at manager

Sly Stone is suing a former business manager and others, claiming that tens of millions of dollars in royalties were kept from the singer. Stone, whose real name is Sylvester Stewart, was the frontman of the 1970s funk group Sly & the Family Stone. He sued former manager Gerald Goldstein and several companies this week in Los Angeles, contending they kept 20 years of royalty payments from Stone and leveraged his work and rights to pay for their lavish lifestyles. The lawsuit claims that Goldstein and others set up several companies to divert the royalty payments and borrow against Stone's work. The Associated Press was unable to reach Goldstein for comment.

Horn dog and corn dogs

Here's one more tasty tidbit from the gossipy new book The Politician, about former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. Author and former Edwards aide Andrew Young writes that the North Carolina senator, who billed himself as the modest son of a millworker, hated making appearances at state fairs, where "Fat rednecks try to shove food down my face. I know I'm the people's senator, but do I have to hang out with them?"

-- Compiled by Andrew Sterling asterling@dispatch.com

Birthdays

TODAY

80 Gene Hackman, actor

(The Royal Tenenbaums)

73 Vanessa Redgrave, actress (Atonement)

69 Dick Cheney, former vice president

59 Phil Collins, singer (Two Hearts)

36 Christian Bale, actor (The Dark Knight)

SUNDAY

89 Carol Channing, actress (Hello, Dolly!)

63 Nolan Ryan, baseball Hall of Famer

51 Anthony LaPaglia, actor (Without a Trace)

40 Minnie Driver, actress (Good Will Hunting)

29 Justin Timberlake, singer (Hallelujah)

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